Steve WisemanThe Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)
E-mail: swiseman@heraldsun.com
Twitter: @stevewisemanNC
About: Steve Wiseman, the Duke beat writer for the Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun, has written about sports for daily newspapers since graduating from Illinois State University in 1989. He has covered ACC and SEC sports beats, as well as the NFL's Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. He also spent two years covering the South Carolina General Assembly. Prior to coming to Durham, he worked for the Columbia (S.C.) State, Biloxi (Miss.) Sun-Herald, Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal, Charlotte Observer and Hickory (NC) Daily Record.


Ballot Score

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Sep 3, 2024Week 2 Rankings for Steve Wiseman
1Georgia (57)
1-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 5 Voters
1545
Points
2Texas
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Koki Riley
1418
Points
3Ohio State (5)
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Randy Johnson
1478
Points
4Oregon
1-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1197
Points
5Alabama
1-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 9 - Eric Hansen
1309
Points
6Penn State
1-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray
1146
Points
7Notre Dame
1-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters
1240
Points
8Ole Miss
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1212
Points
9USC
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 2 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 19 - Kirk Kenney
811
Points
10Missouri
1-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Matt Brown
968
Points
11Utah
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Robert Cessna
897
Points
12Tennessee
1-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
784
Points
13Michigan
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 19 - Koki Riley
935
Points
14Oklahoma
1-0Actual: 15
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 24 - Rece Davis
703
Points
15Miami (FL)
1-0Actual: 12
Highest: 3 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means
893
Points
16Kansas State
1-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Adam Cole
607
Points
17Oklahoma State
1-0Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Steven Johnson
610
Points

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18Georgia Tech
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
161
Points
19LSU
0-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Matt Baker
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
410
Points
20Kansas
1-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
349
Points
21Arizona
1-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Cody Nespor
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
339
Points
22Iowa
1-0Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
294
Points

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23Memphis
1-0Actual: 30
Highest: 21 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
27
Points
24Boston College
1-0Actual: 27
Highest: 15 - David Briggs
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
49
Points
25NC State
1-0Actual: 24
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
142
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Louisville25-Clemson